The series, which had previously been in development at ABC as a multi-camera comedy, will be produced in association with Warner Horizon. it is slated to premiere in 2018.

“I’ve dreamed of working with the Akils,” said Oprah Winfrey. “I’ve been a huge fan of their work since first viewing ‘Girlfriends.’ They know just how to hit the cultural nerve to make you think and laugh at the same time.”

“To have a partner that brings the attention to detail and sheer excellence that Oprah has built an empire on is an absolute dream come true for Salim and me,” said Mara Brock Akil. “That, and it’s Oprah! ‘Love

Spike TV announced today that production has begun on The Mist, a new series based on Stephen King’s creepy, creature-filled novella of the same name:

Press Release: Halifax, Ns, July 18, 2016 – “The Mist,” a multi-million dollar original television series adapted from the Stephen King novella begins principle photography today in Halifax, Nova Scotia. American cable network Spike TV has ordered 10 hour-long episodes of the series which will premiere on Spike in 2017.

T.D. Jakes is a man with friends in high places. So high, in fact, that President Obama told Variety, “I am fortunate to count myself among the countless Americans whose lives have been touched by the ministry of Bishop T.D. Jakes.” The president said Jakes has made us “better as individuals” and “more compassionate, and more loving as a country.”

It is those kind of key relationships with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Will Smith and Kerry Washington that have turned this preacher from Dallas into a $400 billion media juggernaut. When he isn’t wearing his “bishop” hat, Jakes makes time to serve in a completely separate capacity as CEO of Tdj Enterprises, a for-profit company in its 20th year. “Our company has actually existed longer than the Potter’s House (his church),” Jakes says. “Before I was nationally known, I was leading an enterprise.”

“Counterfeit Son” was published in 2000 and won a 2001 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best young adult mystery. The story centers on the aftermath of the death of a serial killer and his abused son, who takes on the identity of one of his father’s victims and attempts to live with the victim’s family.

From her Broadway turn in Dreamgirls and starring roles in films like Waiting to Exhale and Jumping the Broom to TV’s Grey’s Anatomy, Loretta Devine has the thespian trifecta when it comes to a diversified resumé. The delightfully humble Devine returns to TV in comedian Jerrod Carmichael’s new multicam sitcom The Carmichael Show (beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 9pm on NBC). The laugh-out-loud series is a modern-day All in the Family of sorts that follows the Carmichael family’s zany dynamics. Carmichael plays Jerrod, who’s hiding from his contrarian father (David Alan Grier) and Bible-obsessed mother (Devine) that his girlfriend Maxine … Continue reading →

The husband-and-wife producing team have had an overall deal with Bet since May 2011. The cable net is behind “Being Mary Jane” and “The Game,” both of which Brock Akil created. The pair exec produce both series.

“Being Mary Jane,” which stars Gabrielle Union, is the network’s No. 1 show and launched scripted programming at Bet, as the net’s first one-hour scripted show. A new showrunner for the series has not been named.

The film covers the eventful date in 1989 when a young associate named Barack Obama was trying to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson on a summer afternoon and evening, that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.

The Boys in the Choir: Polk’s Antiquated Rendition of the Rural Gay Narrative

The blatant underrepresentation of black gay characters in film, whatever letter they’re placed into on the inclusive Lgbt spectrum, is simply not reason enough to appreciate the elemental contrivances of Patrik-Ian Polk’s Blackbird, an independent film rife with cliché in its euphemistic depiction of the rural queer experience that does little to elevate the film’s archaic nature.

The title has been inadvertently thrown into a higher caliber pop culture zeitgeist thanks to its distinction as Mo’Nique’s first post-Oscar role since her 2009 win for Best Supporting Actress in Precious. The significant media coverage concerning potential fallout between herself and director Lee Daniels should enhance the film’s shelf-life beyond the trappings of a niche market. Produced by the actress and her agent/husband Sidney Hicks, the project feels very much like the

Glendon Palmer has joined Im Global as the leading producer/financier and international sales agency's senior vice-president of development and production. In his new position, the former development and production executive at Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment, as well as an executive at Robert Johnson’s and Tracey Edmonds’ Our Stories Films production company - who also produced 2011's "Jumping The Broom" - will immediately begin overseeing production of the previously-announced rom-com, "Southside With You," which is a fictional account of President Obama and the First Lady’s first date, during which the pair attended a...

Veteran executive and producer Glendon Palmer has joined Im Global as senior vice president of development & production. Palmer will report to Im Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford and president of production Matt Jackson. Prior to Im Global, Palmer produced the 2011 Sony Pictures pic Jumping the Broom ($37.7M domestic box office). The first project that Palmer is developing at Im Global is Southside With You, which was inspired by the first 1989 date of lawyer Michelle…

Tika Sumpter will star as the future First Lady and casting is underway for the role of the future President. Richard Tanne is scheduled to make his directorial debut in Chicago in August based on his screenplay.

To mark the release of About Last Night on 28th July, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.

Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall and Joy Bryant star in this hilarious romantic comedy about what men and women really want. Bernie (Hart) and Joan (Hall) are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups. When he sets up his best friend, Danny (Ealy), with her roommate, Debbie (Bryant), the sparks soon fly as they try to navigate the relationship minefields from the bar to the bedroom.

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News surfaced last year that a sequel to the 2011 romantic comedy was in the works, and now it looks like it's finally happening. We've learned that Jumping The Broom 2 is moving forward from Our Stories Films and Td Jakes Productions. Recall that the original pic starred Paula Patton and Laz Alonso as a couple looking to unite their very different families over a wedding weekend on Martha's Vineyard. This time around, the story is set in New York City, also with "two very different families" who come together for a wedding weekend. Elizabeth Hunter, who penned the original movie, is attached as writer and producer, with Tracey Edmonds and Td Jakes producing and DeVon Franklin...

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